NATCO cancer centre adopts Dozee’s RPM technology for cancer patients

Guntur: The Andhra Pradesh state government’s flagship cancer hospital, NATCO Cancer Centre, Government General Hospital, Guntur, announced the installation of Dozee’s contactless Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Early Warning System (EWS) at the hospital. This solution is provided to the hospital under the million ICU initiative of Dozee for transforming public healthcare in India.

These medical devices powered by next-generation AI algorithms, track vital parameters of patients undergoing cancer treatment and help HCPs identify early clinical deterioration of the patients for timely medical intervention. This further helps HCPs to provide better care with improved patient safety and improves the operational efficiency of the nursing staff.

High-risk oncology patients undergoing hospital treatments are susceptible to hospital-acquired infections, making it imperative to keep them sufficiently isolated in a safe and contained environment. With minimal human intervention, Dozee’s technology can monitor vital parameters such as heart rate, respiration rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, ECG, and temperature. It also offers an Early Warning System (EWS) that provides alerts to the concerned health care providers for timely intervention. Such critical information help healthcare professionals make data-backed, swift clinical decisions in real-time, observing the vitals of an oncology patient while undergoing specific chemotherapy treatments.

Naveen Kumar GS, Special Secretary Digital Health, AP, said “Digital interventions in the public healthcare ecosystem will significantly improve the quality of life for oncology patients while creating the impetus necessary for innovation through Made-in-India technologies."

Dr Durgaprasad, Professor and Head of Radiation Oncology, NATCO, Guntur, said “By adopting Dozee's contactless patient monitoring, nurses and doctors can prioritise critical patients as a result of the timely alerts sent out by these devices. Digital health innovation plays a key role in enhancing patient care and addressing burnout in the healthcare workforce.”

Commenting on the initiative, Gaurav Parchani, CTO and Co-founder, Dozee, said “We envisage that contactless Remote Patient Monitoring will become an integral part of oncology care in the near future both in hospital and at home.”